2: Nephritis

Question 1

T/F Nephritis must be urgently referred as it requires treatment to resolved.

Answer 1

False. It must be urgently referred, but treatment is supportive and may self-resolve.

Question 2

What 5 things can cause secondary glomerulonephritis?

Answer 2

Lupus
HSP
Vasculitis
Goodpasture Syndrome
Drug hypersensitivities

Question 3

What are the main characteristics of nephritis (4)?

Answer 3

HTN
Edema
Proteinuria
Hematuria with casts/dysmorphic RBCs

Question 4

What is the classic form of primary glomerulonephritis?

Answer 4

Poststreptococcal

Question 5

Occurs when the original and predominant structure affected is the glomerulus.

Answer 5

Primary Glomerulonephritis

Question 6

Noninfectious inflammatory response of kidneys.

Answer 6

Nephritis

Question 7

T/F Genetic workup may be indicated in nephritis.

Answer 7

True. Depending on the cause.

Question 8

What is another name for Berger dz?

Answer 8

IgA nephropathy (a kind of glomerulonephritis)

Question 9

_____ glomerulonephritis occurs in response to systemic disease.

Answer 9

Secondary

Question 10

T/F Nephritis is diagnosed with the same testing as hematuria/proteinuria.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What are 3 rare causes of glomerulonephritis?

Answer 11

Thin basement membrane dz (autosomal dominant)
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
Pyelonephritis (UTI)

Question 12

T/F Nephritis can be acute, intermittent, or chronic.

Answer 12

True